The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

4OT0 are IN cT1G1ca COL
dition. All efforts to accurately as
certain the identity of the sufferer s
have up to this time been unayailing
The Coroner himself is at sea with hi
figures, and now intimates that he ma,
possibly have under estimated the full
extent of the disaster. The railroad
officials alone can enlighten the public
on this point. The newspapers an
p0werleSs, as numerous bodies anC
wounded people were removed before
any of the correspondents arrived IL
| Chatsworth.
| HoRRIFYIEG AND SCREENING.
/ The scene at the two morgueS this
morning was both horTifying and
sickening. The extreme heat OF
Thursday had rapidly advanced the de.
| composition of the mangled cOrpseS
| and the stencil arising from these in
putrifaction was oyerpowering. Each
| that buZzed about in the sunlight. the
ghoulish insects alternating from body
to body. No means were at hand for
the preservation of the remains, the
supply of ice being exceedingly limited
Those of the dead who were unidenti-
fed lay on the floors of the morgues
guarded by village policemen, the faces
of the corpses being hidden from view
by blankets, or an old coat. The sit
uation became SO urgent that
the officials of the road de-
to Peoria, by consent of Coroner Long,
and having previously ordered the
necessary number of plain wooden
collins from Bloomington, and which
arrived during the morning.
THE PECUNIARY LOSS.
arising from the accident is simply
enormous. Under the laws of Illinois
the relatives of those killed in the dis
aster will, if they have any claim at
all, desplete the treasury of the Toledo,
Peoria s. Western of something like
$3.50, 900 and those injured would
receive at least quarter of million
more. This of course simply means
bankruptcy and the road will nEqties-
tionably fight to the bitter end all
claims for charges.
The Superintendent of the road, Mr..
Armstrong, claims the accident was in
no wise the result of negligence or the
lack of care. Mr.. Armstrong and his
Foreman of Bridges insists the
structure was entirely safe, and the
roadbed in good condition to stand
rapid transit. There is unqueStioned
evidence to show the air brakes were
tested twice at Peoria and once at
Forest.
REMOVING THE WOUNDED.
Early this morning the officials and
physicians of the railroad come to the
conclusion that it was high time the
wounded. or at least such of them as
were able, should be moved from
Chatsworth and Piper City to Peoria.
The reasons promoting this action
were many; some of the wounded
lived in or near Peoria and
naturally desired to get to their homes,
moreover the facilities for taking care
of the disabled in the little towns were
not so good as in Peoria, which, as
everybody knows, has its full quota Of
hotels and hospitals. The ladies of
Chatsworth, Piper City and Muckberry
were untiring, and the Off
Gals thought it was asking a
little too much of them to take care
of the ailing people in these broiling
hot days. not that anyone heard a COM
plant or murmur from any of the la
dies-quite the contrary. The word
was passed along the line that all
slightly injured or able to get to Peoria
and their homes without danger would
This was indeed good news
to many of the poor sufferers, who
seemed delighted and cheered with the
outlook. Early in the afternoon they
began hobbling to the station at Chats
worth. Many were badly bruised and
showed faces all discolOred, blood-shot
eyes, arms broken, etc. Notwithstand-
ing their pains, few complained but
crawled to the depot so as to take pas
sage on the special. These were
the convaieseent,. and as they
and made comfortable, expressions of
heatfelt gratitude to the genuine
samaratins of Livingston and Ford
Counties were heard coming from lips
cut and torn. These people took their
departure on the midday train West.
and as it pulled away from the
station a ripple of good byes
and God speeds passed through
the crowd. The uncofiined
dead disappeared early in the day, and
it was indeed high time the bodies were
removed from public gaze. They had
laid oyer twenty-four hours in the
depot, and the imprOvised morgues un-
til their appearance was very
revolving. Many had been recog-
nized during the night, and
claimed by friends and relatives
who had gotten collins and
made preparations to take the bodies
bodies of the unknown unfortunates
were carefully carried away, washed
and laid out in coarse shrouds. The
company had provided a number OF
collins, and into these the bodies were
| placed. The transfer was made in q
| freight car for removal from the sta
ton, SO as to be out of sight of the
curious public, who little knew what
was being done.
THE UNIDENTIFIED DEAD.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-The Chicago
| Times Forest Ills, special says: The
| following is list of the unidentified
dead:
Mamie Clark, girl about IA year:
old, light sandy hair, full face; wore
light lawn dress. trimmed with blue
fiounces; has on small white charm tieC
to velvet ribbon.
Woman, age about So years; wor'
black hunting dress, trimmed will
bangles; dark brown hair; wore five
gold rings; supposed to be Name.
| Hicks.
Man, wearing dark brown suit, hal
cut pompadour; had on mixed-colo
pants with narrow stripes; lette
| found on his person addressed
to j. S. Richards, Franklin, Ne
braska.
Man, wearing blue-ribbed vest an,
pants, white shirt, with blue check
had light brown hair, cut pompadouI
letter on body signed Brother Charlie
johnson, Monarch. Ills, - since iden
Man, dressed in checked coat ant
dark striped pants, had full face ant
dark brown hair cut short.
Boy, about years old, dressed il
white calico waist, checked linen shirt
button shoes, black stockings marks
"Joey Clark, y taken by relatives.
Boy, about Is, dark brown hair, SUP
posed to be bootblack from Peoria
had ticket marked ''P. Z. Strachen."
Girl, about years old, faxen hail
wore white Swiss crOsS-barred dress
embroidered ruffies.
Mamie Clay, brown hair, black dress
cloth carriers, had letter in poke
marked -. M. Clay, Eureka, Ills.n
i Man, had dark hair, large, full fac'
wore striped pants and brown coat.
Man wearing dark pants. white yes
no coat; supposed TO be S. G.. Breeze, {
Il Wyoming, Ills.
Boy, about 2 years old; light blu
eyes, full face.
Mrs. Mcclure and baby were sent I
the care of H. A. Mcclure. Keithsburl